The Hep Cat is a 1942 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, written by Warren Foster, animated primarily by Robert McKimson, and set to a musical score composed by Carl W.

After a series of zany sight gags, the cat once again evades Rosebud and puts him out of commission.

When the cat claims to be a "gorgeous hunk of man" his face turns into a caricature of Victor Mature.

Comic book and animation writer Earl Kress writes, "This cartoon is one of director Bob Clampett's bat-out-of-hell-paced efforts...

The staging, plus the outstanding script by Warren Foster, make this one of the greatest Looney Tunes.